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Garden with Much Less Water: Save Money and Enjoy Great Vegetables!

Veggies Grown by You! It's no secret that gardens require a lot of water, especially when we don't get the rain that's needed. Whether we get drought conditions this year again or not, finding ways to use less water is a good idea. It saves you time when you can water less and it saves you money on your water bill. Plus you will get more … [Read more...]

Creativity: Sometimes It’s a Disease (15 Ways to Reuse Packing Paper)

Recycling? I know this will come off like bragging, but it's really not. I'm confessing that I have a disease. It's the disease of a brain that won't leave well enough alone. It really is a curse. My disease surfaced recently while visiting our engaged daughter. Wedding gifts kept arriving, often packed in perforated paper, hereafter … [Read more...]

Interbay Mulch Method of Gardening from Seattle

Interbay Mulch is a very popular method of gardening developed in Seattle and used in many communtiy gardens. It uses compost ingredients spread directly on the garden soil instead of waiting for the compost to mature in a bin or barrel. The layers are things like leaves, grass clippings, newspapers, used coffee grounds, vegetable … [Read more...]

What to Do with Old Encyclopedias

No one wants old sets of encyclopedias in the age of the internet.  What to do with them besides sending them to the landfill?  You have several options.One thing I have done is to stack them on the floor to use as an extra side table.  Such a stack fits in places that most tables don't & it is great to hold a cup of coffee and a couple of small … [Read more...]

Growing Mushrooms on Used Coffee Grounds

Here are two guys who are thinking out of the box.  We know that used coffee grounds make good compost and we know that you can grow mushrooms on all sorts of matter, including paper.  They made a deal with a coffee shop to take their used grounds & now they grow mushrooms to sell on the grounds.  Not such a leap of insight, but they actually did … [Read more...]

Chop Your Fruit and Vegetable Costs

Many people trying to lower their food budget find their biggest challenge is affording fresh fruits and vegetables.  For one thing, they are not all that cheap.  For another, if you forget about them they will go to waste, forcing you to pour money and good food down the drain.  I hate that.  I try to keep that from happening as much as … [Read more...]

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